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India kept its cards close to its chest and voiced its support to French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde for the post of IMF head only yesterday, after it became quite clear that she is poised to be selected for the coveted post.

Christine Lagarde may seek to distance herself from the Europeans who helped her win the International Monetary Fund’s top job amid pressure on the lender to toughen its response to Greece’s debt crisis.

The International Monetary Fund's Executive Board on Thursday concluded its interview of the two candidates for the post of Managing Director, which fell vacant after the resignation of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was arrested in New York last month ...

The two candidates in the race to become the new Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Agustin Carstens and Christine Lagarde, will hold meetings with the IMF board this week to present their views and respond to questions.

It is now becoming clear that the post of IMF head will see a two-way contest, as Governor of central bank of Mexico Agustin Carstens will visit India on Friday to seek support for the top job at the Fund, just two days after French finance minister ...

A day ahead of Mexican Central Bank Governor Agustin Carstens' visit here to seek support for his candidature for the top IMF post, the Finance Ministry today said the decision on India's vote will be taken by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Barely 48 hours after French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde sought support from India for her candidature to the top job at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mexican central bank Governor Agustin Carstens will meet top UPA ministers to make ...

While maintaining that merit and not nationality should guide selection of the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief, India will in all likelihood support French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde for the job.